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CHAPTER ONE: THE TRIP
(two weeks later)
Yugi was busy doing homework when someone knocked on his bedroom door. Grandpa opened the door a bit and poked his head in. "Mind if I come in?" he asked.
Yugi looked up and smiled. "Course not! Come on in, Grandpa!" he invited in his normal cheerful manner.
Grandpa opened the door more and walked in. He sat on the bed and faced Yugi, who was at his desk. "Well, my boy," he began.
Uh oh, Yugi thought. Whenever Grandpa started any sentence, speech, sermon or prayer with "Well, my boy" it usually meant trouble. "Is something wrong?" Yugi asked, hoping it wasn't too bad news. He had been looking forward to having a worry-free weekend starting tomorrow afternoon.
"Oh, no, of course not," Grandpa said. "At least not at the moment."
"Grandpa, would you please just tell me what this is about?" Yugi asked, starting to get just a little testy.
Grandpa sighed. "Well, I've gotten a letter from my good friend Arthur Hawkins, and he's invited me to another excursion to Egypt this weekend."
Yugi raised an eyebrow. "Is that the bad news?" he asked.
"Well, Yugi my boy, I'm not exactly sure if I should leave you here by yourself."
Yugi should have seen it coming. Lately his grandfather had been worrying a lot lately over his safety. He was nervous about Yugi ever being home alone, like he expected an axe murderer, a kidnapper, and a thief to appear on their doorstep. At the same time. Yugi had no idea where the burst of overprotectiveness had come from.
"Grandpa," Yugi said, "I'll be fine home alone. Honest. I'm sixteen now, and I can take care of myself."
Grandpa sighed again. "I really would like to believe you, but I'm still worried about your safety. How do we know—"
"Please," Yugi implored. "I can take care of myself. Please don't make me come; I really would like to stay in Domino City this weekend."
Grandpa still looked undecided, so Yugi pushed a bit further. "Besides, I won't be alone."
At first Grandpa looked a little confused, then his face cleared. "Oh, of course! Hmm. Well, seeing as how badly you want to stay home, well…I suppose you could. But I want you to call me everyday."
"Oh, I will!" Yugi exclaimed, his face shining. "I promise. Thanks, Grandpa."
SOMEWHERE ELSE
"…Well, seeing as how badly you want to stay home, well…I suppose you could. But I want you to call me everyday."
"Oh, I will!" Yugi exclaimed, sounding very happy. "I promise. Thanks, Grandpa."
She laughed and cut off the connection. "So, the old man's leaving the entire continent for two weeks, is he?" she said to herself and the darkness around her. "I think that would work nicely into my plans. Very nicely, indeed. I almost feel bad enough to want to give them a warning. But that's not my style."
She had decided against going after him two weeks before and had spent some time learning more about her target. Things like where his school was, who were his friends, where did he like going, etc. It would make it so much easier to have success if she knew everything about him. Now she felt sufficiently informed and was ready to strike.
She picked up the bag sitting beside her on the ground and tossed it in the air, catching it very easily. "Now I get to strike. Finally! It's taken two years to find the right moment, and it's not slipping through my fingers this time."
An evil grin spread across her face at the thought of finally being successful. "I hope you're ready, little Yugi Moto, because if you aren't…well, so much the better!
"This is going to be fun."
END CHAPTER
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NEXT IN CHAPTER 2…Yugi gets excited over having the house to himself. But he's in a lot of danger, and he doesn't even know it.
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